Lymphocyte Sensitization to Carcinoembryonic Antigen (Gold) With Special Reference to Multiple Sclerosis

Lymphocyte sensitization to carcinoembryonic antigen (Gold) with special reference to multiple sclerosis.

Lymphocytes from patients with multiple sclerosis are sensitized to carcinoembryonic antigen (C.E.A.) in almost the same degree as are those from subjects with cancer. During pregnancy and the early puerperium there is an even higher degree of cellular sensitization to C.E.A. Patients with neurological diseases other than multiple sclerosis also show significant sensitization to C.E.A. though o...

Lymphocyte sensitization to thymus and lymph node antigen in multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases.

Circulating lymphocytes from patients with multiple sclerosis are sensitized to saline homogenate of human thymus. They also show a minor degree of sensitization to lymph node extract. The sensitization to thymus is greater in multiple sclerosis than it is in other neurological disease (except dementia paralytica) and this may be related to the degree of parenchymatous destruction which provide...

Estimation of carcinoembryonic antigen in ulcerative colitis with special reference to malignant change.

The levels of plasma carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were estimated in 59 control subjects attending St Mark's Hospital and in 139 patients with uncomplicated ulcerative colitis. There was little difference in the CEA levels in the two groups. In the colitic patients, the actual CEA values could not be correlated with the age of the patient, the activity of the disease, the extent of bowel invol...

Notes on the Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis, with Special Reference to Dietary Habits

A hypothesis, based primarily on the occurrence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Faroe Islands and supported by numerous analytical epidemiological studies, is described. It proposes that MS is caused by the interaction of a virus disease with intestinal pathology, e.g., infectious mononucleosis, and application of smoked and nitrate/nitrite-cured meat products in the diet during circumscribed...

Human Leukocyte Antigens With Special Reference To Association And Linkage In Multiple Sclerosis